Problems with the BB

[cddz]

The problem you are experiencing could be a couple of things, the batteries or a poor connection. The BB is powdercoated, there is a chance that some of the powder coating got into the lower housing and causing a bad connection.... I was fighting this on some of them when testing them. You can use a sharp object such as a dental pick or small screwdriver to scrape this coating off the bottom of the housing. As far as aluminum having a higher resistance, it does but the size of the housing negates that.... as another side note aluminum is more conductive than brass......

I apologize to those who may have a bit of powder coating in the battery housing, This will not be an issue in the future.
Chad

 

[Mr Sinister]

So you mean at the bottom where the spring sits, Chad?

 

[cddz]

So you mean at the bottom where the spring sits, Chad?

Yes sir,
If you look under the spring you may even see what I am referring to.

 

[Mr Sinister]

Allrighty then, As of now I have to turn in, but tomorrow err..today I will take it down to the workshop and clean it up real good. Thanks everyone for the info, I will let you know how it goes.

 

[crashtestjeep]

thats very true-just a little debris/paint can def hinder ur connection staus...hope that works for u!!!!

 

[malcolm]

Also, you can use the eraser of a pencil to clean the positive end
and the threads at times. using sandpaper is too aggressive.

 

[lotus14]

All true - keeping everything clean is vital. I hope Sinister's problem is simply a little powder coating where it shouldn't be.

The thing that seems odd to me is that he reports reading about 4v at the atty connection, which he has cleaned repeatedly. Could a poor connection somewhere allow for a good voltage and yet not allow enough amps to flow?

Or is it possible that the protected batts he is using have too slow a discharge rate?

 

[Mr Sinister]

That's a good question Lotus. I still haven't cleaned out the inside of the casing yet (still drinking coffee) Is there anyway to find the discharge rate on the batteries? Would that be something the PCB determines? I will have to do some googling.

Also there is quite a bit of specking of powdercoat down inside there. I am willing to try just about anything at this point.

 

[MidnighToker]

Voltage readings at the connector do not always tell the whole truth. To get a true reading, you would have to measure it under load. I've had mods that read full voltage at the connector, but when put under load they dropped to 0. I guess the load will bring out any weaknesses that it has.

 

[Mr Sinister]

How do you test it under load?

 

[randyc]

I received the BB on Black Friday. It doesn't seem to be performing as expected. I don't know a whole lot about checking things with a multimeter but so far I get the voltage I need coming out of the atomizer connection (right around 4 volts) but its just not hitting well at all. I tried different atomizers, different batteries and nothing is working. I seriously get better performance from a standard 510 battery and it is very frustrating. I know Chad is best qualified to answer this for me, but I thought I would ask anyway and see if anyone else had some insight.

Here are the batteries I am using if that helps any:

AW 14500 Protected Rechargeable Lithium Battery

I'm using Radio Shack brand CR2 3 volt x 2 unprotected batteries in my BB and it's vaping good but it does not vape like my SB does. My SB performs well with the 3.7 volt but my BB does not. I have to vape at 6volts with the BB to be satisfied. It's definitely frustrating.

 

[RIMP]

I'm using Radio Shack brand CR2 3 volt x 2 unprotected batteries in my BB and it's vaping good but it does not vape like my SB does. My SB performs well with the 3.7 volt but my BB does not. I have to vape at 6volts with the BB to be satisfied. It's definitely frustrating.

See above post by Chad My BB was vaping good but, after reading about possible powdercoat overspray I looke inside my BB Yep, just a very fine black sprinkle of overspray I used the metal bore brush from my gun cleaning kit and GENTLY went around the inside of the bottom tube(take spring out first) then the upper cap and threads of both parts Wiped out with a paper towel, replaced the Noalox on the threads and now I get massive plumes!!8-o8-o Try it, it works I'm using the protected 14500 @ 3.7v
RIMP

 

[LuckySevens4U]

I can see over spray on mine also. When you take that spring out, it just slides back down?

 

[RIMP]

I can see over spray on mine also. When you take that spring out, it just slides back down?

It'll slide back down Just use a pair of tweezers to push to the bottom and get it centered for your batt
RIMP

 

[lotus14]

How do you test it under load?

Based on RIMP's results the overspray is the likely culprit. You and Lucky please let us know how it goes.

Testing under load is a bit of a pain:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-device-under-load-prodigy-other-devices.html

 

[LuckySevens4U]

I don't think so Lotus, because my battys act the exact same way on the Protege. I don't think over spray is my problem.

 

[LuckySevens4U]

I don't think Lucky will be testing anything under load at anytime in the near future. LOL I'm worried just how to get the spring out. LOLOLOLOLOL Honestly, I do not think over spray is the problem, it's called 14500 batteries and they seem to only keep good power at 3.9 or above for an hour and then it's just total downhill slide.

 

[nj1001]

Allrighty then, As of now I have to turn in, but tomorrow err..today I will take it down to the workshop and clean it up real good. Thanks everyone for the info, I will let you know how it goes.

I'm curious if it worked out as well for you as it did for Rimp?

 

[Mr Sinister]

It helped somewhat, It is still not as good as I would like. I will be testing it under load next.

 

[lotus14]

It helped somewhat, It is still not as good as I would like. I will be testing it under load next.

Hmm...keep us posted. If everything is clean and connected it could be a switch issue. I won't get mine until tomorrow so I can't see what you're dealing with. Can you check for resistance across the switch without the battery in? Should be little or none with the button pushed in